Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney for the Southern District is recused from probe into Michael Cohen

Geoffrey Berman (pictured) was not involved in the decision to raid Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s Manhattan workplace and hotel (Handout)

The President Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney for the Southern District is recused from the investigation into the commander-in-chief's personal attorney, according to reports Tuesday.

Geoffrey Berman, personally interviewed by the President before being named as interim U.S. Attorney, was not involved in the decision to raid Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's Manhattan workplace and hotel, sources told ABC News.

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Berman was previously a partner at the law firm where Trump's close ally Rudy Giuliani works and contributed to Trump's campaign.

The Monday raid was handled by others in the office and was signed off on by a federal judge, according to reports.

The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York declined to comment — or even admit that there was an ongoing investigation.

Berman selected his longtime friend and former federal prosecutor Robert Khuzami as his deputy in January. Khuzami would likely take over Berman's duties in such a situation.

Rod Rosenstein, the veteran Department of Justice official handpicked by the President to serve ar deputy attorney general, personally signed off on the raid, the New York Times reported on Monday.

President Trump appointed Berman as interim U.S. Attorney. (Leah Millis/REUTERS)

Berman replaced Preet Bharara, the former U.S. attorney, who said he had been told that Trump would keep him on despite the change in administrations.

Bharara was fired when he refused to resign in March 2017.

Berman's recusal is likely to anger an already livid Trump.

The President has repeatedly blasted Attorney General Jeff Sessions for recusing himself from the federal investigation into Russian election meddling. His doing so led Rosenstein to appoint special counsel Robert Mueller, who is probing whether anyone on the Trump campaign coordinated with the Kremlin to sway the election in Trump's favor.

On Monday, Trump reiterated his disapproval of Sessions' recusal, which was done because of his close association with the Trump campaign.

Trump called it a "terrible decision" and again suggested he would not have picked Sessions had he known about his plans.